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swamppolitics.com - 1/15/2009
Clinton, Reagan, Nixon, LBJ: Farewells
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by Mark Silva As President George W. Bush and his writers place the final touches on 15 minutes of televisied talk that will deliver a farewell to the nation after two tumultuous terms in office, it's worth remembering the most tortured words of similar junctures in the modern past, as well ...

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The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy
worldaffairsjournal.org - 1/14/2009
The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy
— worldaffairsjournal.org — Wrong, terribly wrong T he wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the political debates concerning the nature and scope of U.S. involvement in those countries, have resurrected the “lessons” of Vietnam once again. Far from having kicked the “Vietnam ... (more) The Human Element: When Gadgetry Becomes Strategy

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tigerhawk.blogspot.com - 1/12/2009
Why do professors deplore enterprise?
— tigerhawk.blogspot.com — From an open letter to students who want to go into business: I experience the hunger in the world for the privilege of creating jobs through entrepreneurship, and then I return to the United States, where I see something that troubles me. Some ... (more) Why do professors deplore enterprise?

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cgi.ebay.com.sg - 1/13/2009
US Military Vietnam War Propaganda Leaflets Air Drop 68 (item 260323699950 end time Dec 29, ...
— cgi.ebay.com.sg — My Stores Logo This is a Original United States US American Vietnam War Special Projects Propaganda Leaflet # 7-250-68.They were dropped over villages in Vietnam during the War to help convince the Vietnamese to help the US Forces.A Very Fine and Rare ... (more) US Military Vietnam War Propaganda Leaflets Air Drop 68 ...

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